diff --git a/core/imageboard/image.php b/core/imageboard/image.php
index 798f4aab..a2018db1 100644
--- a/core/imageboard/image.php
+++ b/core/imageboard/image.php
@@ -735,18 +735,6 @@ class Image
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Send list of metatags to be parsed.
-     *
-     * #param string[] $metatags
-     */
-    public function parse_metatags(array $metatags, int $image_id): void
-    {
-        foreach ($metatags as $tag) {
-            send_event(new TagTermParseEvent($tag, $image_id, true));
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Delete this image from the database and disk
      */
diff --git a/ext/tag_edit/main.php b/ext/tag_edit/main.php
index 07caf98d..fd0b1db4 100644
--- a/ext/tag_edit/main.php
+++ b/ext/tag_edit/main.php
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@ class TagEdit extends Extension
         if ($user->can(Permissions::EDIT_IMAGE_TAG) && (!$event->image->is_locked() || $user->can(Permissions::EDIT_IMAGE_LOCK))) {
             $event->image->set_tags($event->tags);
         }
-        $event->image->parse_metatags($event->metatags, $event->image->id);
+        foreach ($event->metatags as $tag) {
+            send_event(new TagTermParseEvent($tag, $event->image->id));
+        }
     }
 
     public function onSourceSet(SourceSetEvent $event)